best time to wean 4 week old kittens?

First, the easy one, litter-training kittens. The easiest way to do it is to put a low litterbox next to where the Momcat has her babies. When they are ready, she will teach them how to use it.

Weaning usually comes between two and three months of age, they’ll start eating soft food when Momma brings it home for them. Keep your eyes peeled and when Momma starts throwing up food for the kittens you can try putting flat dishes (like saucers) of soft kitten food down for them. The dishneeds to be flat enough that a kitten won’t get stuck in the food and drown.

Also, for your family’s health and sanity, treat Momma and the babies for fleas as soon as you can. All it takes is one preganant flea to infest your whole house.

Unless Momma is a show cat and you’re breeding her for money, I would also recommend that you get her spayed when the kittens are all gone. There are so many pets now that hundreds of thousands are put to sleep every year because thay don’t have a home.

Enjoy the kittens, in another month they will be endlessly entertaining, as they practice being cats.

Hugs, Gwenerrella